New Disney cruise ship to set sail from Singapore from 2025

[limmy]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ise-ship-to-set-sail-from-singapore-from-2025

The first official announcement!

I’m so excited!!!

A new Disney Cruise Line vessel will make Singapore its exclusive home port for at least five years from 2025, in a partnership between the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the cruise line.

Singapore will be the company's first exclusive home port in Southeast Asia.

The as-yet unnamed ship will be the eighth and largest in the Disney Cruise Line fleet and also the largest cruise ship welcomed to Singapore's shores, said Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations S Iswaran at the official announcement on Wednesday (Mar 29).

"By all accounts, this is a major milestone in the evolution of our cruise industry," said Mr Iswaran

Disney Cruise Line had announced in November that it would acquire Genting Hong Kong's Dream Cruises' unfinished ship, after the latter filed for bankruptcy through its holding group.

The new ship that will call Singapore its home port is the same one Disney Cruise Line acquired from Dream Cruises, confirmed Mr Thomas Mazloum, president of Disney Signature Experiences.

 

[fitnessmouse]

Better start saving $$$$$

 

[sky13]

As someone who lives in Singapore and has always wanted to go on a Disney cruise - I'm almost definitely booking this!

 

[holula]

I’m excited! I have a friend who lives in Singapore so I can combine this!

 

[insureman]

Per Disney Cruise Line blog
https://disneycruiselineblog.com/20...for-disney-cruise-lines-global-dream-project/

 

[mmouse37]

So interesting. But, pax capacity of 6,000 could be overwhelming for me. I think it will do well as an entry to the Asian market

MJ

 

[Drfate102]

That will make it harder to check off.

 

[goofy4prez]

I'd love to see it, but at 208,000 tons and 6k people, it's just way to big for me. I guess my way of experiencing this ship will be on Youtube.

 

[insureman]

I'm the same plus the direct flight from NY is over 19 hours. Unless we went 1st class that would be a no go for us.

 

[ambula603]

Welp, there goes my plan to cruise on all the ships someday! I'm sure it will be amazing, though.

 

[KatieKepic]

I'm definitely curious to see the itineraries. We're going to be in Japan summer of 2026 for my son's graduation trip and would love to be able to tack on a cruise. I'm also not sure about the 6k people though, it'll be interesting to see how these sell and if they sail close to capacity.

 

[brentm77]

Singapore is on my bucket list. Depending on the itineraries, this is a port I would absolutely consider sailing from.

 

[vakamalua]

Will be interesting if the Asian market can sustain a ship that big year round; Disney is popular but so is gambling...

 

[Sykes]

I can’t wait to try it. Singapore is one of my favorite cities and is worth a visit on its own. It makes a ton of sense given how developed the cruise market is there, but It does make Japan itineraries pretty difficult.

 

[morgsmagic]

That will make it harder to check off.

I was thinking the exact same thing, especially since it seems it will stay in Asia whereas, for example, the Disney Wonder comes back to the West Coast after Australia. 6K is also a lot of people! I love DCL because of how homey and quaint the ships feel.

 

[FastPasser.]

Unless it sails out of the USA or Europe I guess that's one super ship I won't be cruising on. That doesn't bother me, it's not on my to do list. RCCL has plenty of perfectly acceptable super ships if that's what I want. Just did a cruise on their newest ship and enjoyed it very much.

 

[Kwami]

I can’t wait to try it. Singapore is one of my favorite cities and is worth a visit on its own. It makes a ton of sense given how developed the cruise market is there, but It does make Japan itineraries pretty difficult.

I think "difficult' is an understatement here. Almost all Disney cruises are 7 nights or fewer and none are more than 14 nights. I guess they could get some nice one-way cruises to Japan and back, but you'd probably have a lot of days at sea. Better to just take a cruise from Tokyo or something, right?

I'm actually curious to see where the ship does go from Singapore. There are many options nearby, but I wonder if they'll be interesting enough to attract foreign guests.

 

[RoseGold]

Will be interesting if the Asian market can sustain a ship that big year round; Disney is popular but so is gambling...

Wait, Disney cruises don't have gambling? Even in Asia?

 

[AquaDame]

Oh that is neat... we've yet to go to Singapore. I'll wait and see what the onboard experience is going to be like and where it goes, but count me more interested now.

 

[Sykes]

I think "difficult' is an understatement here. Almost all Disney cruises are 7 nights or fewer and none are more than 14 nights. I guess they could get some nice one-way cruises to Japan and back, but you'd probably have a lot of days at sea. Better to just take a cruise from Tokyo or something, right?

I'm actually curious to see where the ship does go from Singapore. There are many options nearby, but I wonder if they'll be interesting enough to attract foreign guests.

Yeah. I was really hoping that they'd base in Tokyo (Yokohama) for the summer season. I'd think that Japan has enough of an entrenched market of Disney lovers to support some sailings, but perhaps the cruise market in Japan is still a bit soft.

Royal Caribbean has had Spectrum of the Seas based in Singapore and I'd bet that Disney's itineraries look pretty similar to it (similar target market, etc.). The vast majority are 3-5 night sailings to Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, with a sprinkling of longer itineraries (including 12-night one-way sailings to/from Tokyo), and they've been selling very well (I see many categories sold out for upcoming sailings). The Japan ones aren't quite as many at-sea days as I expected--seems to be 5 at-sea days on a 12-night itinerary. Hopefully Disney will offer some longer sailings there to attract overseas visitors, although I don't think we'll be their target.